Klassifizierung / Names
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Bythitidae (Livebearing brotulas)
Etymology: Meteoria: Greek, meteora, -ou = the celestial spaces, any athmospheric phenomenon (Ref. 45335); longidorsalis: Named for the long dorsal fin base.
Eponymy: These fish are named after the German research vessel ‘Meteor’, from which the holotypes were collected. (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / Tiefenbereich / distribution range
Ökologie
seewasser bathydemersal; tiefenbereich 4790 - 5105 m (Ref. 129454). Subtropical
Verbreitung
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Atlantic Ocean: east of Florida and north of Madeira.
Size / Gewicht / Alter
Geschlechtsreife: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 5.3 cm SL Männchen/unbestimmt; (Ref. 129454); 7.5 cm SL (female)
Kurzbeschreibung
Bestimmungsschlüssel | Morphologie | Morphometrie
Rückenflossenweichstrahlen (insgesamt) : 58; Afterflossenweichstrahlen: 39; Wirbelzahl: 65 - 67. This species is distinguished by the following characters: long and slender with slightly protruding lower jaw and an oblique mouth cleft; head broad and depressed; palatines edentate and premaxillary, vomer and dentaries with a single row of small teeth; eyes are small and deep-set; D 58 with dorsal fin origin at midpoint of fish; predorsal length 49.5-51% SL; pectoral fin peduncle short, higher than long; pelvic fins absent; anterior gill arch with hardly visible rakers and filaments (Ref. 129454).
Cross section: compressed.
Caught in bottom trawls (Ref. 129454).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Geschlechtsreife | Fortpflanzung | Ablaichen | Eier | Fecundity | Larven
Nielsen, J.G., 2016. Revision of the genera Meteoria and Parasciadonus (Bythitidae) with a new Atlantic, abyssal species of Meteoria. Cybium 40(3):215-223. (Ref. 129454)
IUCN Rote Liste Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
Bedrohung für Menschen
Harmless
Nutzung durch Menschen
Fischereien: bycatch
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.6250 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00447 (0.00172 - 0.01163), b=3.10 (2.87 - 3.33), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.3 ±0.5 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Widerstandsfähigkeit (Ref.
120179): hoch, Verdopplung der Population dauert weniger als 15 Monate. (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
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